LOYAL, OKLAHOMA—
Universal Pressure Pumping
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Universal Pressure Pumping, N 2710 Rd, LOYAL, OKLAHOMA 73756 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was sitting on the edge of a chute greasing the rams of a delivery system. The employee lost his balance and fell into the chute. As the employee fell into the chute, the chute doors closed fracturing both legs.
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An employee was bending down to pick up a hose to connect to a pump to pressurize it when he felt pain. He was hospitalized and required surgery for a hernia.
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An employee was doing iron fabrication work. While working on a circular saw, the blade "kicked" back the piece of flat strap iron, injuring the employee's left-hand middle finger. The injury resulted in an amputation (bone loss) along the fingertip.
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